Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6/13/21 - French Open Men Singles Picks & Predictions

In the final of the 2021 ATP French Open, Novak Djokovic is set to play against Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece. Stefanos Tsitsipas produced a massive result in the previous round where he defeated Alexander Zverev from Germany. It was an epic match that lasted 5 sets but Tsitsipas won some vital points during the final set which allowed him to run away with the victory. During the win, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 88% of his service games and 5 return games. It has been an incredible tournament for Stefanos Tsitsipas as he has defeated the likes of Daniil Medvedev and John Isner to reach this stage of the tournament. This will be the toughest test of the tournament for Tsitsipas as he is playing against the number 1 seed in Novak Djokovic. 

Looking at Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis superstar produced a huge win the previous round to eliminate Rafael Nadal from the French Open. Defeating Nadal at Roland Garros is one of the toughest tasks in tennis and Djokovic was able to do it in 4 sets. Djokovic lost the opening set but he showed great skill and determination to win the final 3 sets and the match. Novak Djokovic won the French Open in 2016 and this will be his best chance to double that tally. 

Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas have played each other 7 times in the past with Djokovic winning on 5 occasions while Tsitsipas has won twice. The most recent match between these two players was earlier in the season at the Italian Open where Novak Djokovic won in 3 sets. The most recent win for Tsitsipas against Djokovic was in 2019. Djokovic is 3-0 against Tsitsipas on clay.